Los Gatos High School senior linebacker Kyle Smith will be staying close to home for his college career.

The 6-foot-3, 225-pound Smith announced on Twitter that he will be headed to Cal after this upcoming school year.

Smith, who is rated as a three-star inside linebacker by 247Sports, received offers from Oregon and Nebraska, among other colleges. He said he made his decision Saturday when he was in Berkeley with the Cal coaches.

“It was a balance between football and academics,” said Smith, who also received offers from Princeton and Yale. He really likes the Cal coaching staff, he said.

His Twitter announcement got right to the point.

“I’d like to thank all the coaches who have recruited me up until this point, but I’ve made my decision to commit to the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY!!! GO BEARS!!!,” he wrote.

During his junior season in 2017, Smith had 193 tackles in 12 games, including seven tackles for loss, eight quarterback hurries and an interception. On offense, he averaged 8.8 yards a carry, rushing for 377 yards and seven touchdowns. He also had three touchdown receptions. Smith was selected Junior of the Year in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division, and was also third-team all-Bay Area News Group as a linebacker.